Sometimes we can get in a reading rut and find it difficult to break out of our comfort zones. But it's a good idea to shake things up every now and then and read an author or a genre we normally wouldn't consider, if only for the benefit of expanding our view of the world. … Continue reading 12 Books to Diversify Your Reading
Tag: Novellas
This is a series of reviews of my favorite books published between 2010 and 2019. These are shorter reviews of good reads published in 2018. The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander (2018) I thought this was a lovely short book with a strong message of empowerment. The narrative weaves together the perspectives from prehistory, … Continue reading Favorite Books of the 2010s: Quick Takes of 2018 Novels
This is a series of reviews of my favorite books published between 2010 and 2019. Strange Weather: Four Short Novels by Joe Hill (2017) I agree with what Hill writes in his afterword about short novels: I am drawn to them more and more, especially in the horror genre, as they seem to be just the … Continue reading Favorite Books of the 2010s: Strange Weather by Joe Hill
Autumn is my favorite time of year. The crisp weather, the leaves turning, the light getting slantier--this is the perfect time to settle in with a spooky story, which happens to be my favorite kind of story. And even though Halloween is tomorrow, it's not too late to get your spook on. Here are few … Continue reading Halloween Reading
I had been trying to recommend a new read each month, and I still fell behind on my recommendations. So of course I'm upping my goal to recommending a new read each week! Starting with this one... Does Ursula K. Le Guin write bad books? If so, I haven't found them. While this collection of … Continue reading Recommended Reading: Four Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula K. Le Guin
It's been over a month since I've posted a reading journal update. Most of my reading has lately not-so-inspiring--although I did enjoy reading Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor so much that I wrote a rather long response to it. Another post-apocalyptic book I enjoyed was Far North by Marcel Theroux. It is set in post-climate change Siberia and … Continue reading Reading Journal: Beginning of April
Shannon Turlington 